2200 Phelps Road, NA, Hyattsville MD, 20783
Instruments:Composition, Ear Training, Film Scoring, Piano, Theory, Violin
Styles:Classical, Kids
Levels:Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Experience:8 years
Rate:$60 / hr
Personal Statement
Young children have unique abilities to grasp music and make it part of their being. I specialize in group classes for Preschool through Kindergarten introducing children to various aspects of music from notation, rhythm, pitch and dynamics to Symphonic masterworks. Games and movement are the bread and butter of my method.
My goals as a music theory teacher are to instill in my students an appreciation of music theory as a discipline, a well-rounded understanding of theory and aural skills, and fluency in sight singing and dictation. My students sing, dictate, study and analyze the classical repertoire, primarily, rather than pedagogy texts and exercises designed only for the keyboard.
As a composition instructor my goal is to help my students discover their own unique voice, and develop their aesthetic while equipping them with the necessary tools of orchestration and consciousness of form in the 21st Century.
Piano and Violin were my primary instruments through my undergraduate study and my love of music, music theory and composition stemmed from this well. I delight to teach beginners and intermediates.
Education / Training
University of Maryland, School of Music, College Park, MD
M.M. Candidate, Music Composition
Principal Instruction with Dr. Mark Wilson & Dr. Lawrence Moss
University of the Pacific, Conservatory of Music, Stockton, CA
B.M. Music Composition, Magna Cum Laude, 2012
Principal Instruction with Dr. Robert Coburn & Dr. Francois Rose
Music Education (Preschool – Kindergarten) Internship with Kim Anderson 2004-2006
Piano Instruction with Dr. Frank Weins and Dr. Rex Cooper 2008-2010
Violin Instruction with Dr. Ann Miller 2008-2012
Jennifer Chaplin Violin Studio 1998-2008
Hazel Ramsbotham Piano Studio 2000-2002
Mote Piano Studio 1998-2000
Anderson Piano Studio 1995-1998